Blog articles from 08/2016

Prior to participating in the Connected Health Summit , Anne Weiler, Co-founder and CEO of Wellpepper, sat down with us to share her perspective on several trends in the connected health market:  What's new in 2016 that keeps you upbeat/optimistic about the connected health market? We are seeing a big shift in 2016 from patient engagement as something that’s interesting to something that’s crucial to deliver on value-based care. The market is real, health...

Pay TV is fighting a battle on two fronts . Fighting the slow erosion of the core business is one, both through retaining existing subscribers and attracting the newest generation of consumers to pay TV. The second is the fight for premium revenues, uptake of premium pay TV services including VoD, pay-per-view, DVR, and premium channels. Nowhere is this struggle more evident than in North America, home to some of the highest pay TV ARPUs in the world , fueled in part by uptake of...

William Morris Endeavor - International Marketing Group (WME-IMG) bought the UFC earlier this month for $4 billion. WME-IMG is a conglomerate of two accomplished agencies: talent agency WME specializing primarily in movies, television, and music, and IMG’ focusing on management for international sports and events. Brothers and co-owners of the UFC, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, are stepping down after the sale is finalized, but Dana White will remain on in his current role as...